Encratite

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noun

One of an ascetic 2nd-century sect of Christians who forbade marriage and counselled abstinence from meat.

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OriginLatin Encratitae ← Ancient Greek ἐγκρατής →
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Meanings

nounEncratite (plural Encratites)

plural Encratites

  1. historicalOne of an ascetic 2nd-century sect of Christians who forbade marriage and counselled abstinence from meat.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of an ascetic 2nd-century sect of Christians who forbade marriage and counselled abstinence from meat.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐγκρατής“self-disciplined”
  2. LatinEncratitae
  3. EnglishEncratite

Latin Encratitae (plural) from Ancient Greek ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs, “self-disciplined”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength”).

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Encratite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Encratite

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“Encratite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Encratite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Encratite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Encratite.

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